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NAOMI​:

at: the temel house @marikaxtemel​

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“Don’t freak out.” Naomi approached the subject calmly as they rested in bed together, knowing that between the two of them they could both worry about their daughters. “But, I think we raised our girls to be a little bit too unprejudiced.” she added, even though there was no such thing. Glancing to Marika with a small grin, Naomi propped herself up on her elbows. “We have smart capable women as daughters who love men who make snowangels when they fall out the window and throw stones through a window.” the connection between windows wasn’t lost on her and she gasped, curiously. “I wonder if that means anything.” she whispered, mostly to herself. “Southside boys obsessed with windows?”

“all of the years we’ve been together and you still start a sentence like that.” marika shifts to lay on her side, not exactly freaking out but an anxious wave making her concerned. she sighs when the news is not exactly news, laughing. “did you want us to raise two bigots that voted for a wall?” marika shrugs in gesture to the two of them. “wasn’t gonna happen, honey.” then the laughter hits again, in remembrance of the snow angel danny anderson left on emira’s birthday. neither her or omi have even talked about it with their daughter, not wanting to embarrass her but did she really think she’d sneak somebody in without even atlas noticing? “all we can do is hope they know when to back out if none of it serves them anymore.” marika says, reaching out a hand to take naomi’s. “it’ll be fine, southside isn’t exactly the wild west despite the stories, right?” she has no idea and doesn’t ever want to judge people based on stereotypes because if people did that to her, she’d have overalls and a toolkit. she does but that’s beside the point. “right?” she lifts her head up, worrying. “it’ll be fine won’t it? now look, you got me thinking what if the stone hit yas or emira and they’re adults.”

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MARIKA TEMEL –  ABOUT

Name/Nickname: Dr. Marika Temel Age: 60 Occupation: Retired Astronomer Location: Rural

Marika always says she feels like the luckiest woman on this Earth and the next universe. She achieved her dream career, bought her dream house and married her dream woman. Marika and Naomi’s story began as friendship but didn’t turn into romance until they were roommates during college. Never in her wildest dreams did Marika think she’d be able to tell her story all those years later with Naomi still by her side and with two daughters too.

Like her parents who were both professors, her mother of biology and her father of physics, Marika’s passion was always science but her interest was pulled by the wonders and mysteries of space. It started when she wanted to be an astronaut but becoming an astronomer was the next best thing.

While studying the extensive curriculum to earn her PhD in Astronomy, Marika was grateful for the support from her parents, but also Naomi who became the rock of the family in many ways. When both of their careers were secured, Marika was elated to start the next chapter of their lives and become parents.

Through the miracles of IVF, they became the mothers to Emira and Yasemin and Marika always says that they are the most perfect things any galactic plain could create. The bedtime stories she read them always consisted of how they were the brightest stars in the night sky and Marika told the sky she wanted them all for herself.

Of course life has it’s ups and downs and being parents is not an easy job. Even now Yasemin and Emira have both flown the nest and Marika has retired comfortably, she can’t help but worry if her girls are prepared for the world and how confusing it can be. She hopes their childhood home will always be a safe base for them to return to if it ever gets too much.